The newly released film “Philomena” has reignited controversy about transnational adoption practices, including those that occurred in Ireland’s institutions such as Sean Ross Abbey, where Philomena Lee once reportedly lived. Continue reading “Professor’s adoption research helps in unexpected ways”
Two UALR students were recently added to the list of researchers who will present their work at the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Washington D.C. Feb. 20 through 22, 2014. Continue reading “Students to present STEM research at national conference”
The 2013 Student Research and Creative Works Expo award winners were announced at an awards ceremony held Monday, April 22, in the UALR Engineering and Information Technology Auditorium. Continue reading “Student researchers rewarded at ceremony”
A near-record number of students is expected to participate in the Student Research and Creative Works Expo, set to begin at 9 a.m., Monday, April 15, in the Donaghey Student Center, Ledbetter meeting rooms A, B, and C. Continue reading “Expo to Feature Research from 160 Students”
UALR Professor Rolf Wigand and a team of co-authors will present research in Boston and Seattle this month on the effects of shared leadership and virtual teams.
Continue reading “Wigand Studies How Leadership Affects Performance”
A new online portal for the UALR Center for Innovation and Commercialization is expected to draw investors seeking to license university research.
Continue reading “Online Portal Links UALR Research to Investors”
Dr. Johanna Miller Lewis, associate dean of graduate studies and professor of history, has received a $25,000 grant from the Darragh Foundation for the conservation and stabilization of the War Relocation Center cemetery in the Delta town of Rohwer, Ark.
Dr. Lirong Zeng, an assistant professor of biology in UALR’s College of Science and Mathematics, has recently been awarded a $423,783 grant from the National Science Foundation to support his work investigating ubiquitination, a process that plays a role in plant immunity.
Continue reading “NSF Award Advances Crop Disease Research”
Dr. Roby Robertson, professor of public administration, has accepted appointment as UALR’s Research Integrity Officer (RIO), Chancellor Joel E. Anderson has announced.
Dr. Lifeng Lai, assistant professor of systems engineering in UALR’s Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology, has received a National Science Foundation grant aimed at making cell phone transmissions more private and secure. 